UFC 79 Drug Tests: All 12 Fighters Test Negative

The Nevada State Athletic Commission tested 12 of the 20 fighters who competed at last month’s UFC 79 event, and all of the competitors tested negative for drugs of abuse, as well as performance-enhancing drugs.

UFC 79, which aired live on pay-per-view, took place Dec. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Georges St. Pierre defeated Matt Hughes in the night’s main event to earn the UFC’s interim welterweight title.

The commission tests for drugs of abuse (also known as recreational drugs, such as heroine and marijuana), as well as performance-enhancers, including anabolic steroids. While the results for the recreational drugs are usually known in a matter of days, the tests for steroids usually take a couple weeks to complete.

Although fighters are usually randomly selected to undergo testing, the NSAC did specifically chose at least one fighter.

Guillard, a cast member from “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ who was submitted by Rich Clementi in the first round of his UFC 79 main-card bout, was fighting for the first time since an April drug suspension. After losing to Joe Stevenson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 9, the NSAC announced that Guillard had tested positive for cocaine. He returned at UFC 79 after serving an eight-month suspension.

While a past failed test doesn’t automatically mean a fighter will be tested in the future, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Guillard was, in fact, chosen because of his previous failed test.

For more information about the event — including final results, fighters’ salaries, fight-night bonuses, and medical suspensions — check out the UFC 79 archives here at MMAjunkie.com.

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